The Sun. — London, England, 1826-12-12 00:00:00

public, is not very flattering to the hopes of the Bond holders in this country : DECREE OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF CHILI. `,` SANTIAGO, Auc. 9, 1826.—At a time when an impove , limbed treasury, exhausted by the demands that have been made upon it, for the purpose of defraying, in anticipation, the expense of the long and arduous war, maintained by the Republic, is un able to meet the urgent wants of the Government, and has no other alternative but that of appealing to the patriotism of the citizens, and requiring of them the sacrifice of part of their fortune, in or. tier to avoid the fatal results which must inevitably spring from the present exhausted and destitute state of the army, and which threatens to plunge th e country in the very abyss of ruin, it is just to avail ourselves of the means of obtaining that assistance the public necessities so imperiously demand—means which, however unpleasant they may be, are the only ones left in the present menac ing crisis; and the Government being fully persuaded that every citizen must be impressed with the importance of adopting, without a moment's delay, the measures most conducive to the public safety, the President of the Republic, in exercise of the powers vested in him by the National Congress, on the sth of the present month, which authorises him to obtain supplies in the manner that may seem to him most expedient, decrees— " I. That a loan of three hundred thousand dollars shall be raised in the territories of the Republic, excluding the provinces of Conception, Valdivia, and Chiloe, hypothecating, for the pay ment of the same, with interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per an num up to the period of repayment, the national estates, which shall hereafter be reserved exclusively for this object. "2. This loan shall be divided among the following pro vinces : The province of Colchagua 45,000 dollars The province of Santiago ...... 150,000 The province of Aconcahua 30,000 The province of Coquitnbo 75,000 Together 300,000 " 3. These BUMS shall be severally levied from the inhabitants by an assessment of the respective eabildos, according to the means of each. " 4. In those towns where there ire no cabildos, the assess went shall be made by the, provincial chief, in conjunction with two or three of the inhabitants. " 5. The individuals designated by the cabildos, as contributors `to this loan, shall sign engagements for the payment of their assessments, and send the same to the Intendant of the province, who shall remit them to the general Treasury. " 8. The cabildos shall, at the same time, send to the Intendant- Governor of the respective provinces a list of the individuals assessed, and the amount of their assessments, to be by him laid before the Government, through the medium of the Minister of Finance, in order that the same may be approved of. "7. The Intendant-Governors, immediately on receipt of this decree, shall communicate it to the cabildos of the respective dis tricts, that its provisions may be carried into effect with the least possible delay. "8. When the Government shall have signified its approba tion of the assessments made by the cabildos, the Accountant- General, and officers of the Treasury, shall proceed to collect the respective amounts, in conformity with the engagements received, in their own persons, in this city, and by their agents in the Provinces, granting to each contributor a proper receipt. " 9. The officers of the principal Treasuries of Coquimbo and Valparaiso, shall conform to the orders of their Governors, and remit the proceeds collected to the general Treasury. (Signed) " BLANCO." The Times of this morning mentions that a rumour is current on the French coast, and has been received by letter from Calais, that the King of FRANCE had been *hot at and wounded, by a garde du corps. We give the letter as printed by the Times, but have no corroborative information : " It is stated in letters from Paris, that the KlsG has been shot at and wounded, by a garde du corps. The man is said to have killed himself immediately after, so that whether it was ac cident, or insanity, or treason, by which bis Man:srv's life was endangered, is not known. I have oot been able to learn any Particulars, nor can I take upon myself, to assert any thing farther than that recent letters from Paris state the fact in a positive manner. The French papers of course are not allowed to men rion the subject." IMPORTANT. Two o'clock. An express has arrived from Falmouth, announcing the arrival of the George the Fourth steamer from Lisbon ; she sailed on the evening of the sth inst. Hal/post Two o'clock. The George.the Fourth steamer, arrived off Ports mouth, sailed on the evening of the sth, and has brought a bag of letters and despatches for Government. Two gentlemen have arrived in town, and have gone direct to the Foreign Office with them. They are reported to be of the utmost importance ; it is said there has been some fighting at Abrantes, be tween the insurgents and the troops sent against them—a report is also circulated that Opor to i s in the hands of the Portuguese Refugees, and that the state of the public mind at Lisbon was in the most critical state, and that some disturbances had already taken place against the Regency Government. in consequence of the above, Consols receded again to 791, but got up again to sq. A rep o rt was prevalent in the City this morning, that a warrant to impress seamen was in execution on the river, but there is no foundation for this report. tialtpetre rose suddenly this morning, from 241. Nir ton, the price of yesterday, to 30/., but it has since declined to 261. We have received this forenoon the Vienna Court Gazette of the 29th ult. We subjoin a few extracts, though they are but of little general interest : VIENNA, wov. 29. The alio Cansittory of the Grand Duchy of SaXe Weimar her. publithOd memo to the following effect. " The partly great resort to higher schools,-...partly the in creasing numbers of application f or public support for studentk— and in partly also, the consideration that too many young men de vote themselves to the higher branches of learning, have rendered the following regulations necessary. 1. Parents and Guardians are invited not to send their eons and wards to the learned schools, unless they have a decided talent for learning. 2. Su c h y oung men as with little real natural ability, and in sufficient pecuniary resources, still persevere in attending the schools, will be rejected with inexorable rigour by the Directors of the Gymania. S. As there are but few stipends in the Academies of the Grand Duchy, only the smallest part of the application can be irrtated. 4. Surgeons, land surveyors, and others, who follow only one breath of learning, cannot make any claim to support in the Public schools of the Grand Duchy. The Prince of tiondershauseo Seliwarzburg has entirely abo lished the legal guardianship of men over women after they are of ikge, reserving, however, the right of tha husband to the adminis tration and usufruct of the property of his wife. Experience, Myr th e decree, proves that, ►n fact, the whole is a were forma l►ty, whi c h may, however, be abused by artful or fickle women Isho, repenting of their engagements, eAUSt delays in business, fa- Year litigations, &c. ViirN NA , Nov. 29..-111etalliques, 901 ; Bank Shares, 1,115. The Fu . nds appear already to have had a considerable in consequence of the KING'S message to Parlia bient. Yesterday morning they were 84, and this clay, 4t 0 )1e O'clock, 80 4. It is not surprising that this effect should have b een pr,d uced. e I ft Funds had recently been forced up to an unnatural height by the effect of speculation, aided by the superabundance of money in London, froth the want of beneficial employment for capital. They in fact have stood upon stilts, and if one prop only were removed a fall to a more reasonable price was inevitably to be expected. As, therefore, the height which the Funds had again lately mounted to, was no criterion of the prosperity of the country, so we must not be alarmed for the credit of the country because, on such an event as that which is shout to take place, the Three per Cents. decline four or five per Cent. THE FUNDS. CITY, THIS DAY), Twelve o' Cloth. The Consol market fell in the hours of business yesterday nearly 2 per Cent., and the Coffee-houses for the following three hours were filled with Stock Brokers, Jobbers, and Speculators, where an immense quantity of business was done at prices varying almost every minute, and they went down as low as 80k, in con sequence of the effect occasioned by the message which was sent down last night to both Houses of Parliament by his Majesty. The news of this event was received in the City with the utmost satisfaction by every person who heard it, and all express their ad miration at the prompt and energetic way in which the criais has been met by his Majesty . * Government, and which will doubtless have the effect to bring the beloved Ferdinand to his senses. Prior to the English Stock Exchange opening this morning for business, private bargains in Console might have been effeted at 81i, they, however, opened at SO4; and have since fluctuated be tween that price and 81, they are now at 80i ; the most intense interest has been excited, and the Royal. Exchange has been attended all the morning by crowds, eagerly watching the Market. India Bonds and Exchequer Bills support their price in an extraordinary manner; the former are quoted 41 3, the latter 22 3 premium. The agitation in the English runds has occasioned the Foreign Market not to be so much attended to by the spectators, notwithstanding which, Mexican and Colombian Bonds have felt the consequences of the fall in Consols, the former are down to 67i and the latter to 37 8 ; Portuguese Stock is quoted at 70 5, being a fall of 5 per cent. since yesterday. Spanish Bonds seem to benefit by the warlike appearance of affairs, awl are 144 proving the correctness of our former ob servations, that any change must operate beneficially on this security, and there is every appearance now of a rise in the Bonds. Three per Cent. Console, for account, 84 4 ; India Bonds, 41 3 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 22 3 pm. Foam): FUNDll.—Brasilian, 63 5; Buenos Ayres, 62 4; Chilian, 40 4 ; Peruvian, 32 4 ; Colombian, 1824, 37 9 ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 57 8 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 67 4 ; Danish, 59} 60 ; Portuguese, 70 5 ; Greek, 19 4 ; Russian, 85 7; Spanish, 144. Mmes.—Anglo Mexican, 15 10 dis. ; United Mexican, 3 2 dis. ; Real del Monte, 140 60 pin. ; Tlalpuxahua, 65 75 pm. ; Brazilian, 8 10 pm. ; Bolivar, 1 2 pm. ; Colombian, IS 20 per Share. Two o' Cloth. Consols have vibrated between 80ii, and 81 for the last two hours ; they are now 80, without the business being of a very extensive character ; India Bonds are lower, and at 30 27. Exchequer Bills have fell 8 per cent ; and have been done at 10- 12 premium ; Bank Stock 201 2 ; the Foreign Market has been flat ; Mexican have risen from 67i to 8. Colombian 384 ; Peruvian have fallen from 34 to 31 3, arising from a current report of disturbances among the military, and that the situation in which Bolivar finds himself in that country is of a very unsatisfactory nature, and the public tranquillity threatened. Portuguese are quoted 69 7Q, being a shade lower. Spanish have been 15, and are now 151. Russian 85. Shares have suffered with the decline on Stocks. Anglo- Mexican Mines are 20 15 ; and United Mexican 6 4 die.; Co lombian Mines 14 lb per Share. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols, 80 ; Portuguese Bonds, 68 ; in South American Stocks there are no buyers, and they are as flat as possible. FOUR O'CLOCK--CLOSING PRICES. Consuls -- Danish Bonds 57i Do. for Ac. 82k Greek Do. 1825 18} Brazilian Bonds 60 Mexican Do. 1825, 661 Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian*Do. 34 Chilian Do. 39i Russian Do. 85 Columbian, 1824, 37i Spanish Do. 14 OLD BAILEY.--(This DAT) OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER./ John Cooper and Thos. Newland were indicted for stealing 123 prints, value 101. the property of Alaric Alexander Watts, Esq., and Henry Bateman Jenhins and Joseph John Jenkins, two brothers, were indicted for receiving the seine, knowing them to he stolen. The prosecutor is the proprietor of the "Literary Souvenir." The prisoners, Cooper and Newland, had been in his service ; on the morning of the let instant, having some suspicions, lie sent for a constable, and interrogated both the prisoners respecting the prints, which were proof-impressions, and very valuable ; one 'of them said that they had disposed of the property to the two Jenkins ; he afterwards went to the Jenkins' shop, in Bear-street, Leicester-square, where they, without hesitation, produced SO or 40 of the prints in question, and said they had bought them of a servant in livery, who turned out to be the prisoner Cooper, and they had no reason to believe that they were stolen. They then produced another quantity of them. Mr. A 1,11.1ir cross-examined the witness. The Ftreoiumft said, that, from the evidence, there could be no reason to believe that the Jenkins had the least knowledge of the theft ; they had acted fairly, and must be acquitted : they were immediately discharged from th e dock. Mr. C. Permutes then proceeded with the case against the other two prisoners. It appeared that they had carried on their depredation to a great extent, and had sold the prints of the " Literary Souvenir," and also the illustrations of an edition of Lord Byron's Works, to various persons, alleging that their master had given his servants a set each of the prints. The watchman on the beat saw the two prisoners and another scan go into Mr. Watts's house, about 1 o'clock in the morning, but never told Mr. Watts.or it, until Mr. Watts spoke to him. Verdiet—Guilty--ve-ven years transportation. (Before Mr. Baron Hur.t.oex.) Ann Garnett, aged 30, was indicted for stealing, on the 26th July, a gold watch, value 401., and 1 gold chain, value 4/., the property of the Marquis of Clanricarde. The prosecutor lodged at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, in the summer of 1824 ; he left there in July ; he shortly after missed his watch; he had seen the watch the 'night before ; he had again seen it lately at the Marlborough-street Office. Susannah Filliter, a laundress, stated, that the In iaoner lodged with her in 1824: after she left her lodgings she went to live at the Clarendon Hotel; she called upon her afterwards, and brought h er a w atch, it' was in July 1824 ; she wished witness to sell it, it was a small gold watch ; she gave •it to James Ross to ascertain its value ; she never had it again. The housekeeper at the ClarendOn believed the prisoner lived there about a mouth in 1824. Lord Clanricarde was at the Cla nation in July; the prisoner was housemaid, and bad to attend the rooms that the Marquis occupied. The person who sold the watch to the Marquis identified it. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended her to mercy on the ground of her good character, in which the Mar quis joined. NEW COURT. (Refine Mr. Sergeant ARABIN and a London Jury.) Ge ° 7 9e Mason and James Cooke were indicted for breaking into the of thedwelling-h ouse o f George Doan, Fish . street - hill , o n the November last, and stealing therefrom four snuff-boxes, value 4s. Samuel Turner, Who described himself " Keeper of the Monu ment," saw them cut the square of glass and take out the property. makers, Who de p Zl totslrevi a o - u l al l ' o e le po t t 1 1: 117 " 474 f art°ltic)ateeer."'Fhee- Jury found them both Guilty of stealing. It is now d ec id e d, t h at the two cor ner houses of the proposed new "quart, on the site of Carlton Palace, opening from Waterloo Place int o S t . James's ' Park, shall correspond and be occupied by the United Service Club, on the eastern side, and by the Athenaeum on the western side. ATTEMPT AT Suicior..--Y es terday evening man, named Sellers, cork-cutter, No. QS, Russell-court, Drury lane, was rescued from a pool in Hyde Park (by a gentleman who chanced to be passing by at the moment), into which he had thrown himself from despair, occasioned by embarrassment. SECOND EDITION. SUN-OFFICE HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK. Lisbon Papers of the sth init. have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house i , by express from Portsmouth ; they contain a Proclamation from the Head Quarters of Thomas William Hobbs, the Military Genitor of Oporto, dated Nov. 30, another is addressed to the Portuguese by the Government calling upon the Regiments to complete all their numbers within twenty days ; not a word is mentioned in these papers of any Spanish troops having entered Portugal. A paper of the 4th Decetuher gives an account of some trifling affairs between the Rebels and the troops sent against them, in Tras os Montes. Governor Stubh,s has assured the Government at Lisbon'that he would employ every effort to defend Oporto.-- Some of the troops had deserted from the Regency troops to the Rebel forces, and apprehensions seemed to be entertained for the safety of Oporto : the result appears to be that the rebels are on the advance. Our Government are bald to have put all the Steam-boats in the River in requisition, to forward the troops to Lisbon. THIRD EDITION. SUN-OFFICE, HALF-PAST FOUR. FIGHT THIS DAY BETWEEN SAMPSON AND O'NEAL FOR FOUR HUNDRED POUNDS. Both these men are first-rate. O'Neal has never been beaten, and Sampson, though often beaten, bears his blushing honours with as much grace as Hannibal. It would be idle to expatiate upon the merits of men so well and sb deservedly known in the pugilistic world. Sampson has the advan tage of height and length of arm over his unconquered antagonist, but O'Neal is a determined hitter, and most unquestioned game. He does not use his left hand sufficiently hard to produce an impression, hut the quickness of his movements are asto nishing. His in-fighting is so rapid as almost to confuse his rival, but Sampson, on the other hand, is quite cool and deter mined, and walks his man with a guard so terrific as to threaten destruction. His fight with Ward and Jem Burn will be long remembered. The fight took place this day in a field forming part of South Aim's Common. During the night the road leading to Dunstahle was thronged with persons in all sorts of vehicles, anxious to witness this long expected fight. Dunstable Downs was the place first named, and Market-street was appointed as the general residence of and muster place of the corps pugilistic, and every bed in the town was engaged at an early hour last night. Sampson has for several days taken up his abode at Sun Inn, Market -street, and O'Neal last night rested at Dunstable. At nine o'clock the Rev. Mustin, one of the Magistrates for the coun• ties of Buckingham and Hertford, came to Market-street, and informed Sampson of the intention of the Magistrates to oppose any attempt that might be made to make the ring in any of the counties for which he was a Magistrate. Sampson immediately gave his word that he would not fight in any of these counties, and the next thing he thought of was where be and O'Neal was Sc contend for stakes. After considerable delay Harry Holt gave the word for moving toSt. Allan's, where another consultation was held, and from 12 o'clock till half-past the road was almost impassable, owing to the numerous collection of yehicles, from the noble four in-hand down to the humble pony chaise. Bill Gibbons was next ordered into Middlesex, and South Mims Common was immediately resorted to. At half-past two o'clock the ceremong of fixing the ropes was commenbed in a field belonging to a publican who interfered, for some time the fancy were rather doubtful as to whether the, fight would take place. Dunstable Downs, the first named place, is about 313 miles from London, end South Mims Common is just dose to the ISth mile on the.. road-side.. during the morning, was the favourite, and six to four we. freely taken, Setelteetcarat =WO the ring, end tied. his colours, .Pink, to tha stake, O'Neal, ihortly after entered, and tied his colours, Bl ue with White Spots; to that etikke. Joii. Hudson seconded O'Neal, and Harry Holt was bottle holder ; Jem Ward and Burn appeared for Sampson; Umpire and Referee being chosen, All preparations being completed, the men stripped, and cer tainly it was quite impossible to look better. ROUNDS. 1. Commenced at 29 minutes past two o'clock, after much cautious sparring. O'Neal got Sampson in a corner of the ring ; the men closed and fell—Sampson under. 2. Both sparred round the ring; Sampson at last struck out, and hit O'Neal on the face. Several blows were exchanchanged, and at last they closed, and Sampson threw O'Neal against the ropes.—(Cries of "bravo Sampson, -you'll win.") S. Both men extremely cautious, at last put their arms down ; Sampson got O'Neal near the rope, O'Neal skipped round and seemed afraid—(loud hisses)--and fretful ; Sampson, quite coal, again 'sparred round the ring, O'Neal still keeping off, at last closed, and Satnpson, after several blows which were struck by O'Neal, closed and threw his antagonist. These three rounds occupiedl9 minutes. 4. O'Neal gave Sampson a slight facer, and closing, both fell, O'Neal under. " Well done Sampson." 5. O'Neil made a feint at Sampson, and his foot slipping, fell on the ground. 20 to lon Sampson. 5. Both men came to the scratch piping, rind, after a rest, Sampson tried to strike with his right hand, but failed. Twenty five minutes elapsed, and no blood. Still cautious, Sampson, waiting for O'Neal to strike, at labt sparred op ; O'Neal shy, and stepped back.—(Cries of " No fight.)—Another rest, sharp spar ring, no blow. O'Neal said, "Come on if you likc." Both afraid, more chaffing, and cries of " O'Neal, bet on time" Sampson made hit, O'Neal stopped it, and made then a severe body blow, hopped back, and avoided coining to close fighting. Sampson closed, and threw O'Neal. This round took six minutes.—" Shake hands"—" Go home." 45 minutes elapsed. 6. Latnpeon still cool, O'Neal belowed, Sampson threw out his right arm, O'Neal stopping the blow cleverly. He appeared much distressed., Sampson, at the dose of the round, hit O'Neal on the cheek, and threw him against the ropes. 7. O'Neal hit Sampson,: who rein urii.a heavy body blow, and after a fine display of science between the men, Sampson hit O'Neal a left-handed blow on the face. O'Niel hit a blow on th e head, which knocked Lira down, and be could scarcely come to time. 8. O'Neal again hit Sampson on the head, and knocked him down, quite insensible. Could not come in time. O'Neal was then declared the vlctOramidat loud 'bouts. REMARKS. The result of this battle places O'Neal gill higher in the opi nion of the sporting world. His heroic intripdity and off-hand attack has secured him the well-merited honours of the day. He has now only ano• thee man to beat to be at the top of the list, and were envied belt of the Championship of England, but Ward is dangerous customer, having all the quicknees of O'Neal, and for superior science. O'Neal's stamina is decidedly good and helped him out of this recontra with triumph. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY.—(Ttus DAY). BANKRUPTCY. 111oNraau had to imam the cimustietances of a bankrupt a gentlem an was atten di ng in matter, which he hoped the Court would think j us tifi e d th e ap proving a debt to the England i amoi t n in item he m7O wa g A . o m o a e t b ) r:i cu againstat , t f o o m a the t a h k r e et p ; u ti r fr ) ae e r e n o t f estates, making in the whole the immense amount of five hundred and ten thousand pounds, under a commission at Liverpool. The matter was yes terday before his Honour, the V ice - Chancellor, who di rected an inquiry before the Master. if such inquiry were to be proaecuted, it would occupy at least twelve months, and the gen tleman in question, in the interim, would have to return to Ame rica, and then come to this country again. In the Learned Counsel's opinion, the report upon the inquiry could not alter the situation of the parties, and therefore he had merely now to ask, that his Lordship would have the, goodness to hear the petition forthwith. His LORDSHIP said, if Mr. Montagu believed there was Just ground for appeal, hi could not refute to hear it. Mr. Tann felt extremely obliged to t 6 Court, and retired. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—(Ttits DAY.) There wee ue cu worthy of notice tried iu this Court to-day. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. BRIGHTON, DEC. 10.—Still every thing remains here in a state of uncertainty and expectation with respect to hi• MaJEstv's visit. All necessary preparations and arrangements have been for some time completed at the Pavilion, yet nothing official has been received as to the precise day on which his 111 - JE3TY will arrive, beyond a general order—" To be prepared for that event at a moment's notice." The people of Brighton are determined to manifest their love and loyalty to the King, upon this occasion, by every public de • monstration of respect. Preparations far illuminations, upon a splendid scale, are in progress. The Duke of Clarence came to town yesterday af• ternoon, about four o'clock, from his residence in Bushy Palk. His Royal Highness honoured the Earl of Harrington with his company to dinner, at his residence in Stable Yard, St. James's ; there was a select Party at dinner to meet his Royal Highness. The Duke of York transacted business yesterday with Sir Herbert Taylor, his Military Secretary, and the Quar. ter-master-General. In the evening the Earls of Harrowhy and Westmorland had an interview with his Royal Highness. Yesterday the Portuguese Ambassador had a long interview with Mr. Secretary Canning at the Foreign Office. Mr. Huskisson transacted business with Mr. Can ning yesterday. The Earls of Harrowby and Westmorland, and Lord Bexley, had a consultation yesterday with Mr. Secretary Canning. Yesterday the Duke of Wellington transacted busi• news at the Secretary of State's Office for the Colonial Department. F. T.Vernon Wentworth. Esq. and his lovely tride, the Lady Augusta, second daughter of the Marquis of Ailesbury, have arrived at their villa, near the Regent's Park. ARRIVALS.—The Duke of Bedford, dt his villa, Camden HAII, from Brighton ; Earl and Countess Gower, at their house in Hamilton-place, from a tour; Lord and Lady Holland, at their new residence in New Burlington-street, from Brighton ; Lord and Lady Anson, at their house in Curzon-street, May-fair, from their seat, Atherston Hall, Warwickshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Orby Hunter, at their house in Grosvenor-place, on Thursday last, from Newsells Park; Earl Digby, at his seat, Sherborne Castle, from a tour ; Sir Wtn. Heathcote, Bart. from his seat in Hants ; Major Nichol, at his house in Grosvenor-street, from Paris ; Mr. and Mrs. Bradshaw, at the Coburg Hotel, Charles street, Grosvenor-square, from Paris ; Sir Evan M'Gregor, Bart. at Warne's Hotel, Conduit-street, from Harrow; Mr. and Miss Afansergh, at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Paris; Captain Patterson, at ditto, from Bath ; Samuel Peach, Esq., at Burling ton Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork.:streets, from Warwickshire ; J. Cano, Esq. at ditto, from Ireland. CUANGEL—The Earl and Countess of Sefton and the Ladies Molyneux, for their seat, Stoke Farm, Berke ; the Countess of Mansfield, for her Villa at Twickenham ; Lord Lyne dock, from his seat, Cosgrove Priory, for the Marquis of Angle sey's, Beau Desert, Staffordshire; Lord Meneaster, from Melton Mowbray, for his seat, in Cumberland ; Augustus Atkyns, Esq. from Farnborough Hill, near Bagshot, to Arreton Vicarage, near Newport, Isle of Wight; the Rev. Dr. Wynne, from Warne's Hotel; Mrs. Fletcher and family, from ditto; Mrs. Walker and family, from ditto, for North Wales; the Countess of Golflird, from the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for her seat, Brompton Park, Huntingdon. The Marchioness Dowager of Salisbury's Convex.- sazione, on Sunday evening, was attended by the Russian Prince Puckler-Muskau, the Prince and Princess Esterhazy, the Prince and Princess Polignac, the Princess Lieven, the Ambassador from Portugal, the Ministers from Naples, Saxony, Wirtemberg, Prussia, Sardinia, Sweden, and the Netherlands, Countess Lu dolff, Sir George Warrender, Colonel and Mrs. Malcolm, Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Earl of Westmorland, Mr. and Mrs. D'Anshaw, Countess Tankerville, Mr. Gordon, Lady Anne Becket, Mr. S. Smith, General Capel, Madame and Mademoiselle Feick, Colonel Whatley, Countess of Essex, Mr. de Neuman, Count Lothim, Mr. and Mrs. Omer Moreau, Countess de Chestalgar, Lady Elizabeth Stuart, Countess d'Alcudia, Monsieur Rotch, Lady Denny Floyd, Mr. Scott, Viscount Flavigny, Baron and Baroness d'Cortcz, Sir William Boroughs, Bart., Viscount Palmerston, Baron d'Albulat, Viscount Dudley, Mr. Howard, Mrs. and Miss William Wynn, Mr. Burke. His Majesty's private Library has been removed from Carlton Palace, td the house lately occupied by Sir Walter Stirling, where, with many other articles of great value, the hooks will remain, until they can be received into the new Palace at Buckingham-house. We are happy to state that the Earl o f F or t eseue iv recovered from ins late indisposition. We regret to state, that Major-General Sir Henry Torrens, Adjutant-General of the Forces, is confined to hie house in Portland-place, by a severe attack of the gout. Lord Grosvenor is building a Picture'Gallery Lie hind his mansion in Grosvenor-street, which, when finished, i is said, will he the noblest gallery in the kingdom. The Rev. Dr. Nares is again in town deeply occu pied in researches relative to his great Work, " The Life of Lord Burghley." His references to a variety of hitherto unexplored documents art, we understand, exceedingly interesting and portant. 'We regret to say, that the Clergyman who was titt happilyshot by his friend (mistaking him for a poacher), at Stanton Norfolk, died on Sunday morning; and it is feared the young man who shot him must have his arm amputated. After a sermon preached on Sunday at Hampstead Church by Dr. Rudge, in aid of the Spanish and Italian Refugees, the stun of SOL Ih. 9d. was collected. The Cambridge election is expected to take place on the 16th instant; when the Master of the Relic will be returned without any opposition. On the day (Tuesday) that one of the London papers announced Mrs. Bradshaw, late Miss Tree, to be re siding at Florence, and delighting the society assembled at Lord Normanhy's by her brilliant talents, that admired and admirable lady, with her admiring spouse, lauded at Dover from Calais Cinque Ports Herald. Louis Eustache Ude, author of the celebrated " French Cook," (a work which is, or ought to be, the manual of every Cuisinier) was originally Lord of the Kitchen to the Un fortunate Louie XVI., subsequently he was in the employ of Lord Sefton, and now is Steward to his Royal Highness the Duke of York. Mr.'Dorset Fellowes, of the Lord Great Chamber- Inin's Office, is preparing for publication a work on that important period of Epglish History, the Revolution of 1688. He has added several documents relative to Charles 1., Cromwell, and the restoration of the Stuarts, the fruits of his researches in public and private libraries during his visit to Paris.—French Paper. The following singular epitaph now exists in the yard of the Abbey Church, at Chr►stchurch, Hants. The ac c o un t given of it is, that during the Civil War, on the place being taken by Cromwell, he caused the bodies of t►n persons of the Royal party, who had died natu►al deaths, to be disinterred, quartered, and exposed on the gates of the town. They Avers afterwards buried in one common grave, and the monument alluded to, erected over them on a plain stone slab t KR WELL NOT ILATNE INT ItATSP RATSD NOT TO LIFE lIVT TO Blt nvitirn Twicx ST 11EN Or STRIFE WHAT RENT COULD th LIVING HAVE WHEN DEAD HAD NONE AGREE AMONGET Toy 'MERE W TEN ARE ONE LIEN . RCHIERS. DYED AYR= 17. 1641. BERtmml.—Whde at Rimini and some curious stories concerning an individual wham the ilead chapter r of Accidents has likened with British history. You will imme diately recal to mind the name of Bergana. This famous per sonage is a very conspicuous character on the Eastern coast of the Adriatic. Will you believe, that besides an estate at Ravenna, the splendid villa occupied by the lato Queen Caroline, an d a palace at Pesaro, be has purchased no less than twelve farms in the neighbourhood of the last named place ! M. Bergami, or ra. they Baron Fergana Frauchina, as he styles himself, passes most of his time in shooting, and sallies f or th arme d at all points, accompanied by fuse or five congenial spirits, the whole having the appearance of so many bravoes of Venice. He has the greatest repugnance to seeing English travellers, and on a recent acca. lion absolutely refused to allow, the villa to be shown to en English family which presented itself at the gate for that purpose. The good people of Pesaro are quite at a loss to conceive how the Baron, who is also a Neapolitan Count (by purchase) could have eaminulated so much wealth, though they can account flay for his possessing such a profusion of plate and jewels. It ieneed , lees to say that this person i s not associated with by any of the gentry or nobility; inde e d h e appears to have foon4 level, and to be universally regarded as I piers vulgar 's/904144 SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. With pride and exultation we present to the readers: of the Times, a message which was yesterday delivered to Parliament. This:message vindicates the honour of Eng. , land, and secures the " safety and independence," we trust, we may - add the political freedom, "of Portugal, the oldest ally of Great Britain." It is needless to do more time refer to the language employed by his Majesty on this great occasion, for proofs of the positive necessity under which Great Britain has been placed, of repelling by force the aggression committed upon her ally, and of in dicting an exemplary chastisement on that incorrigible ty s rant, whose existence upon a throne is altogether incom patible with the repose and happiness of the nation which England has irrevocably bound herself to protect. We cordially thisgiee his Majesty's advisers credit for having so far met prescribed to them by jestice, conscience, and a regard as crisis in the affairs of Europe on the principles well to the rights of other countries, as to the highest interests and most sacred obligations of their own. We trust that, with Mr, Canning, unlike the wretched tools of Ferdinand and his , instigators, this manly message will be followed up by if ig h ,lv actions; that in the roved to mean policy of England at lease, words will be • deeds; that as it has been judged wise to ene.:!irage Par tugs), and to threaten Spain, so will it be Tegerdeo -honest and indispensable, to fulfil, according to their effit gel' e ; roes import the promises held out to our aggrievet - s 41 .'d injured friend; and to inflict, even to overflowing, punishment so richly deserved by the COMMOIr enemy of Portugal and of England. In the confidence that his • Majesty and his Ministers are not trifling with the national energies, or with the real urgency of the crisis, but that they arc prepared to execute vigorously, what they have emphatically spoken, we could wish likewise, that no difference of feeling should betratitself within the walls of Parliament on this vital subject— ' that party should be forgotten, and common eaters be made by men of all Metes, classes, and denottrinow tions, where the faith of treaties, the balance of Europe, arid the advancement of universal liberty are concern ed; expressing that "cordial concurrence mid support" which his Majesty calls for, by an unanimona vote s and pledging through their several organs in Parliattsent, the respective interests which constitute the body of (1i people of England, to the defence of our honour and wel fare as an enlightened nations In the nature skip of such defence,let a bold and characteristic cantle of action be St' lected. The best defence is to attack the enemy. it is the most decisive, the shortest, and by conserrimite, be- . yond all comparison, the cheapest. Ten thousand men to-day, may save the employment of 100,000 this day two years. One million of money now, may save hereafter one hundred millions. This has ever been our language. In the former war, where the Duke of Wellington fought and triumphed, it is not yet forgotten how we spurred and pressed the flagging mules on whom he depended for the daily supply of his necessities. Here, too, we beseech the Ministers not to lose a single hour, let there be no halving no hesitating; send troops at once to Lisbon; cover the Spanish coast with ships ; bring the no hanger despairing Spanish exiles—all that ever wait of Ithy influence or value among the upper classes of the nation— fifteen thousand respectable families •now scattered over Europe, the whole west of Europe—bring this meritorious and persecuted body of men, who ere now taught•by esk , , perience the fatal weakness of talking and procrastinating where they ought to be strenuously acting—invite them to immediate 'service--restore them to their country— furnish them with arms, clothing, and, meter the superin tendence of British agents, money—let them communicate with their friends throughout the Peninsula ; and relieve Portugal, by rousing all that has life in the Spanish pro vinces froth Cadiz to Barcelona. With a British force on the Tagus, and under the avowed protection of this come. try, a different manifestation of national spirit would be exhibited from that which, at the moment of the last at tack 14 Louis MULL, was hardly lees disgrareful to Eng land .sslio did not prevent, than to Spain herself who failed to resist his aggression.: One word more. We now ask whether this journal did or did not place the subject on its just and reasonable footing—whether we did not speak truly, when we asserted that England. was bound to repel the audacious outrege upon her ally ; that Eng land would be disgraced and trampled on if she endured the atrocious conduct. of Spain; that this Government must conic forward boldly, or abandon its moat obvious and imperious duty ; and that the only chance of preserv ing the ultimate peace of Europe, was now to " strike," and no longer " threaten ?" Our purpose was an honest purpose. We were anxious to pre are, and pre-engage, and reconcile the - public mind to those measures of the Sovereign, which appeared to us to be inevitable as they were honourable, that his Majesty's Government should not have to encounter any feelings of dismay or surprise - among the people, by which th e i r e ff orts on b e h a lf o f t h e national welfare might be disconcerted or embarrassed.— The King and his Ministers have sanctioned oer judgment, while they have fulfilled our wishes, and we conclude by praying " God sped the right."—Times. We are glad to find that the duty upon Fire Insurance is likely to be brought before Parliament; and we trust that the result will be a considerable reduCtion of its pre sent amount, which we are convinced may be -brought about without any diminution of the Revenue. Looking upon it as one of the first duties of Government to en courage habits of prudence and foresight among the peo ple, we can hardly imagine any tax more directly opposed to such a maxim than the one in question. That it has so operated there can be no question ; for the duty being in most cases double the amount of the premium it acts in a multitude of cases as a complete obstacle to many, who would gladly provide against those accidents and misfor tunes which are unavoidably so prevalent. That pru dence should be thus heavily taxed, while vice and int• prudence triumph in impunity, scents doubly mortifying; nue is thus wrung f r o m th e v i r t uous an d n ec e s sit ous , a for by th e s id e o f an i nsurance o ffi ce , w h ere a kite wee large gambling-house shall exist, where immense sums ire daily won and lost at a sitting by the most worthless of mankind, but which produces no revenue to the State, beyond a paltry tax upon the cards and dice which the wretches employ for their mutual destruction. We won derthat the ingenuity of financiers does not hit upon some way of making this all-prevailing vice contributory to the ptirposea of the'State. Sure we are, that the time is quite come when a vice which has become the prevailing' scourge and curse of the age, ought t o b e e i ther checked and put an end to, or at least mulcted in such a ways ass shall deter some at l eas t f rom falling within its baleful reach. Let every man, f or i nstance, be compelled to take out a license to game, as well us t o kill heavy duty be payable on club-houses or nt'ber public places where gaming of any kind is permitted. Al any silently winks at while it rate do not let the State interfere with, so ga n as ie t . o a : d re l v e e t n: the exercise of, the most obvious prudence, reached.—Morning Herald. proffigace which 'might be as easily At length hostile measures have been adopted against Spain. Our readers will see from the account of the pre. ceedings in both Houses last night, that a Message from his Majesty announced the important intelligence, that the Princess R e gent of Portugal has claimed the aid of this hostile aggression from Sp a i n; t h at hi s cauptry algaiust T' ed himself, - in conjunction with his Ma inajoity exerted t han a ;eases a u x , t h e King of France, to prevent WC_ . Wes,. Jsionj and re peate essurances have been given by the C oon of iv i sa ,; ( l, of the determination of his Catholic Majesty ne i t her to commit, nor to allow to be commit te d, f rom Ins o t t e a n. n iw iig these rY'anY aggression against Portu ga l ; t h at notwith dl assurances, hostile inroads into the territory 'of Portugal have been concerted in SPain, and hare been executed under the eyes of Spanish authorities, hi Por tugum regiments which hart de serte d i nto S pa i n , and which the Spanish Government had repeatedly and so. lemnly engaged to disarm and to disperse, The sup. fort and concurrence of. Parliament,' in maintaini ng t h e aith of Treaties, and securing against foreign hoetilitk, the safety and independence of Portugal, is of eflye